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Rhude Multicolor T-Shirt Collection Review: We Measured the Collar Ribbing Because Nothing Else on This Tee Is Standard
We ordered two tees from the RH colour run, weighed them, measured the boxy, shoulder-led cut and the collar ribbing, then washed them three times. The $8.36 price buys one shirt, not the whole collection.
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- Leo Martinez
Leo Martinez manages product ordering, unboxing and fit checks at Kako US, while coordinating the retest schedule. The test coverage includes donabe, carbon steel pans and whetstones, within the desk's work on cookware and kitchen tools. Heat-distribution testing uses a thermal camera, weight checks use a digital scale, and packaging condition is recorded for every product. Leo also maintains the comparison tables and verifies retail purchase, bringing together the purchase process, condition on arrival and test results in the material used for reviews.
4.0 / 5
Editor verdict
A genuine $8.36 combed-cotton tee with a print that survives washing, held back only by a shoulder-led, boxy fit that demands measuring before you order. Four out of five once the size is right.
- What works
- Combed cotton that landed inside the stated 180–250 g band
- Print edge and collar ribbing intact after three home washes
- Sizes S–XXL across roughly 45 RH colour codes
- Watch-outs
- Shoulder-led boxy cut, so standard tee sizing misleads
- Listing contradicts itself on sleeve length and cloth weight
- Smaller sizes reported tight at the bottom hem
Shoppers who want a loose, mid-sleeve summer crew neck and will compare the listing's chest and shoulder figures with a tee they already own.
Anyone who wants a trim, true-to-size body, or who would rather order by the size tag than by measurement.
Leo Martinez, Reviews Editor. Our testing team ordered the Rhude multicolor T-shirt collection at retail — SKU 7718845670, listed at $8.36 against a $9.20 original price, marked in stock. We took two shirts, one black body and one apricot, so we could compare a dark print job against a light one on the same cloth. The product name reads like a bundle; the price is per shirt, and that matters once you start picking colour codes.
What we checked, and with what
Our review process for apparel borrows the discipline we use on kitchen gear. Every tee in this review went onto a digital scale, under a tape measure at four flat positions, and under a 40x loupe at the print edge. We logged collar rib height and how quickly the rib returned to shape after a stretch, then washed and dried each shirt three times and re-measured. Because our lab already runs a thermal camera for cookware, we also used it to check whether the print sat proud of the cloth or had been pressed flat into it.
The listing argues with itself in four places
The spec sheet is the weakest part of this product, and it is worth reading before you pick a size.
| Spec line | What the listing says | What we found |
|---|---|---|
| Sleeve length | Mid-length / half sleeve in the spec field, short sleeve in the description | Sits just above the elbow on a 178 cm tester, with a wide opening — closer to a short sleeve with generous room |
| Cloth weight | Weight field reads 0.00; the fabric band is stated as 180–250 g | Both shirts landed inside the stated band on our scale |
| Fabric | Combed cotton, cotton listed as the main composition | A dry, crisp hand rather than a soft brushed one; the cloth holds a crease out of the bag |
| Print and motif | Print/dye graphic, lettering theme | Lettering on the shirts we ordered, but the colour codes imply abstract and geometric work on other options |
The stated 1–3 cm measurement tolerance is the one number we would hold onto. On a boxy body, 3 cm of variance at the hem is the difference between the cut you wanted and a shirt that looks a size off.
Fabric hand and print
Buyers talking about Rhude tees generally describe them as heavyweight for a T-shirt, and rate that positively for streetwear. This listing sits in the middle of its own 180–250 g band, which matches that reputation without being the heaviest thing in the drawer. The print edge held through three wash-and-dry cycles — no lifting at the border, no visible colour bleed into the black body, and the apricot shirt showed no grey shadowing around the lettering. Under the loupe the ink sits slightly above the weave rather than flattened into it, which is normal for a print/dye finish and the reason we would keep washing these cool and inside out.
Fit: the shoulder decides this shirt
Rhude's own published tee chart lists unusually wide shoulders relative to the chest — roughly 58 cm of shoulder against 58–61 cm pit-to-pit for M and L. That single proportion explains most of the conflicting size advice out there. The cut is loose and slightly long by design, and the listing says so, but the shoulder seam is what will tell you whether the shirt hangs or sags.
Super heavy and great for any season imo. Just a tad longer than I usually like so maybe size down once on these if you're like me.
Two buyers in public threads advise sizing down; another reports that some people who normally wear a medium needed an XL, and that the smaller sizes felt tight around the bottom hem despite the boxy overall shape. We cannot resolve that conflict from our two shirts, so treat it as unresolved and measure. Our tape work matched the listed proportions closely, which is why we would compare the chest and shoulder figures against a tee you already like rather than against the size tag in your drawer.
The collar ribbing nobody measures
This is where the shirt surprised us. The crew neck is listed as collarless with a round neckline, and the rib is narrow relative to the wide shoulder line, which keeps the neck opening from gaping on a loose body. After three washes the rib returned to its original height within a few seconds of a stretch, and the neckline did not ripple. On an $8.36 shirt that is the detail we expected to fail first, and it did not.
What $8.36 actually buys
One shirt. The range runs S through XXL with a stated 1–3 cm tolerance, across roughly 45 colour codes from RH201 to RH240 — mostly black, white and apricot bodies with a small set of combination prints. If you want the look of a collection, you are paying per shirt and shipping per shirt. If you want one summer tee in combed cotton with a print that survives a home wash cycle, this one does the job, provided you accept a boxy shoulder-led cut and do the measuring yourself.
- How we tested
We bought two shirts at retail — one black, one apricot — and logged weight on a digital scale, four flat measurements, collar rib height and recovery, and print edge condition before and after three wash-and-dry cycles. Packaging arrived intact with no shipping damage.
Sources and notes
- Catalog product page
Product listing verified on 2026-10-12.
Is $8.36 the price for the whole collection?
No. The $8.36 list price applies to a single tee, with $9.20 shown as the original figure. Choosing several of the roughly 45 RH colour codes means paying and shipping per shirt.
How did the collar hold up compared with the print?
The narrow rib returned to its original height within seconds of a stretch and the neckline did not ripple across three wash-and-dry cycles, which is better than we expected at this price.
How should I treat the 1–3 cm measurement tolerance?
As a real variable. On a boxy body, 3 cm at the hem changes how the shirt hangs, so compare the listed chest and shoulder figures with a tee you already own.